Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.1% | 59.9% | +2.2 | ✗ (8.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -6 (105-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 46 | 16-29 | 2-5 | 16-16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 29 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 41 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 37 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 21 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 19 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 17 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 16 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 11 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 44 | 9-15 | 0-2 | 10-12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 34 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 40 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 34 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 35 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 34 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 32 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | - |
| David West * | 29 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 15 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter